Drama
When the young, attractive Joe Orton meets the older, more introverted Kenneth Halliwell at drama school, he befriends the kindred spirit and they start an affair. As Orton becomes more comfortable with his sexuality and starts to find success with his writing, Halliwell becomes increasingly alienated and jealous, ultimately tapping into a dangerous rage.
Directed by
Stephen Frears
Gary Oldman
Joe Orton
Wallace Shawn
John Lahr
Julie Walters
Elsie Orton
Alfred Molina
Kenneth Halliwell
Vanessa Redgrave
Peggy Ramsay
David Bradley
Undertaker
Richard Wilson
Psychiatrist
Frances Barber
Leonie Orton
Lindsay Duncan
Anthea Lahr
Sean Pertwee
Orton's Friend
Karl Johnson
Douglas Orton
Steven Mackintosh
Simon Ward
Roger Lloyd Pack
Actor 2
Neil Dudgeon
Policeman
Selina Cadell
Miss Battersby
Margaret Tyzack
Madame Lambert
Garry Cooper
Actor 1 – Mr Sloane
Rosalind Knight
RADA Judge
Sian Thomas
Marilyn Orton
Charles McKeown
Mr Cunliffe
Jonny Phillips
Youth Outside Lavatory
Antony Carrick
Counsel
Neville Smith
Police Inspector
David Cardy
Brian Epstein
John Salthouse
Chauffeur
Neville Phillips
Man in Gallery
Helena Michell
Orton's Friend
Noel Davis
Philip
Stevan Rimkus
Kenneth
Derek Lyons
Library Patron (uncredited)
Michael Müller
BBC Actor 1
Eric Richard
Education Officer
Spencer Leigh
Constable
Janet Dale
Mrs Sugden
Joan Sanderson
Anthea's Mother
Angus MacKay
RADA Judge
Linda Spurrier
RADA Instructor
Richard Ireson
Man Outside Lavatory
Robin Hooper
Mortuary Attendant
James Grant
William Orton
Dave Atkins
Mr Sugden
William Job
RADA Chairman
Charlotte Wodehouse
Janet
Liam De Staic
Brickie
Bert Parnaby
Magistrate
Christopher Guinee
Publisher
Anthony Douse
BBC Actor 2
John Kane
Director
Joanne Connelly
Stage Manager
John Moffatt
Wigmaker
Philippa Davies
Peggy Ramsey's Secretary
Julie Legrand
Gallery Owner
Jane Blackburn
Woman in Gallery 1
Ahmed Elgheur
Moroccan Boy 1
Moktar Dagmouni
Moroccan Boy 2
Stephen Bill
George Barnett
Simon Adams
Undertaker's Boy
James Duggan
Labourer
Mark Brignal
Beatles Chauffeur
John Lahr

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